Re: [boost] [Boost-build] Building Boost 1.69 with Visual Studio 1.69

Subject: Re: [boost] [Boost-build] Building Boost 1.69 with Visual Studio 1.69
From: Paul A. Bristow (pbristow_at_[hidden])
Date: 2019-03-29 14:22:49

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Boost [mailto:boost-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of Peter Dimov via Boost
> Sent: 29 March 2019 13:36
> To: boost_at_[hidden]
> Cc: Peter Dimov
> Subject: Re: [boost] [Boost-build] Building Boost 1.69 with Visual Studio 1.69
> 
> Paul A. Bristow wrote:
> 
> > So have I jumped the gun by prematurely installing the preview?
> 
> Which VS2019 have you installed? You want the RC from this page:
> 
>     https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/
> 
> not the preview from this one:
> 
>     https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/preview/

Now you tell me :-(

I can think I can contain my enthusiasm until the actually launch on 2 April.

But thanks, I am sure that you are right.

Paul

PS This still leaves unsolved of whether bjam/b2 should find preview versions 'automatically', or like vswhere default, ignore their
existence.  I don't think that Boost should make it difficult to check out previews.

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